Crowdfunding for "In This Corner of the World" Anime Film Reaches Its Goal in 10 Days

As of the early morning of March 18 (JST), the crowdfunding for an anime feature project based on Fumiyo Kouno's award-winning manga Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (In This Corner of the World) reached its goal of collecting over 20 million yen (165,600 US dollars) from 1,685 supporters in only 10 days since its launch. The project itself will continue for 72 more days till May 29 as originally scheduled, and the film is planned to be released in 2016.